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The name means "spined skin", from the greek. This invertabrate phylum have truly spiny (as in sea urchins amd sea stars) or apparently spiny (as in sea cucumbers) skin, are radially symetrical and are distinguished as being the only phylum except tardygrapsis that has no members that are parasitic. BTW: They have internal skeletons. They are not vertebrates. :)
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∙ 13y agoechinodermata are sea creatures commonly known as star fish or sea stars. Yes that long scientific name is just to describe the humble star fish, its name is from the Greek language, literally meaning "spiny skin."
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∙ 10y agothe common name is "The Spiny Skinned Animals"
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Adult echinodermata have symmetry?
Radial symmetry
Name 2 non chordates phyla where animals are radially symmetrical?
porifera & echinodermata
What are the characteristics of a spiny skinned animal?
spiny skinsthey regeneratethey have tube feet to move around
What are the tubed feet and of what phylum are they a structural characteristic?
The sea urchin is an example of the tubed feet and belongs to the phylum Echinodermata.
Which creatures has radial symmetry?
The most prominent animal phyla with radial symmetry are the Echinodermata (starfish and sea urchins) and the Cnidaria (jellyfish and corals).
What are deuterostomes that show radial symmetry in their adult form called?
Deuterostomes that show radial symmetry in their adult form called phylum Echinodermata. Phylum Echinodermata are things like sea stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
What is the symmetry of larvae of echinodermata?
The symmetry of the larvae of echinodermata is bilateral.
What is the group of true starfish?
A group of starfish collectively is called a tird. The phylum of starfish is called Echinodermata and the kingdom is Animalia.
How much phylum echinodermata contains?
The phylum Echinodermata which, contains about 6,000 species.
What order does the white star sea cucumber belong to?
Echinodermata
What phylum is an echinoderm in?
Echinoderms are the phylum. The phylum is Echinodermata Echinoderms are the phylum. The phylum is Echinodermata Echinoderms are the phylum. The phylum is Echinodermata
Do Echinodermata have segmentation?
no
How do echinodermata defend themselves?
Echinodermata comes from the term echino which means "spiny" and derm derives from the root "skin" so therefore, the phylum echinodermata means "spiny skin"
How did echinodermata evolve?
from artropods
What member is a starfish in?
Echinodermata
What has the author Robert Philippe F Dollfus written?
Robert Philippe F. Dollfus has written: 'Les Echinides de la mer Rouge' -- subject(s): Echinodermata, Echinodermata, Fossil, Fossil Echinodermata, Paleontology
What is the meaning of echinoderm?
One of the Echinodermata.
